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Thomas Helm

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Thomas Helm is Jerusalem Correspondent at The National. He was previously its staff opinion writer in Abu Dhabi

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A man during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Reuters
Israeli hostages' families demand ceasefire amid escalating regional tensions

Hamas said it will start discussing the fate of the talks after a week or two

MENAAugust 01, 2024
Holly Johnston
Hezbollah fighters stand behind the coffin of Fouad Shukur as the group's leader Hassan Nasrallah delivers a televised speech during the commander's funeral in Beirut on Thursday. AP Photo
Multifront war entering new phase, Nasrallah warns Israel

Israel’s ambulance service concludes a massive three-day drill in the north simulating a mass casualty event

MENAAugust 01, 2024
Jamie Prentis
Pictures of those killed in the strike on the football pitch in Majdal Shams on Saturday, Mourners have added black ribbons to the site. Thomas Helm / The National
Majdal Shams residents appeal for peace after deadly strike

People in occupied Golan Heights fear being caught in all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah

MENAJuly 30, 2024
Thomas Helm
Israelis demonstrate at the Sde Teiman military base near Beersheba after the arrest of nine soldiers for suspected abuse of Palestinian detainees held there. AFP
Uproar in Israel after soldiers arrested for abusing Palestinian

Far-right politicians break into base where military police detained nine troops accused of severely injuring a prisoner there

MENAJuly 29, 2024
Thomas Helm
Mourners at the funeral of children and teens killed in a rocket strike at a football field, in Majdal Shams. AP
Israelis criticise government and brace for war with Hezbollah

Residents in the north of the country expressed anger at what they said was a lack of action to secure the area

MENAJuly 28, 2024
Thomas Helm
Israeli settlements are expanding in the occupied West Bank. AFP
West Bank settlers defiant in the face of unprecedented legal action

Despite UN court ruling Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories illegal, settlers remain undeterred

MENAJuly 26, 2024
Thomas Helm
An UNRWA worker in a school destroyed during the war in Gaza. AFP
How Israel banning UNRWA would affect Palestinian lives

The UN agency has been an integral part of the lives of Palestinians for decades. Labelling it a terror organisation, as Israel's parliament wants, would have an unprecedented effect on its mission

MENAJuly 23, 2024
Thomas Helm
President Joe Biden, a staunch Israeli ally, visited Israel after the October 7 attacks. Reuters
Netanyahu heads to Washington after Biden exits US election race

The Prime Minister is set to address US Congress ahead of ceasefire talks between mediators in Doha, sources say.

MENAJuly 22, 2024
Thomas Helm
Fire in the aftermath of Israeli air strikes on Hodeidah, Yemen, which targeted a power station and fuel tanks. EPA
Houthi-Israel escalation tests Yemeni group's Middle East ambitions

Israel retaliates directly against Iran-backed rebels after fatal drone attack in Tel Aviv

MENAJuly 21, 2024
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
A screengrab of the explosion in Tel Aviv.
Israel in shock after deadly Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv

It is the first such strike by the Iran-backed rebels in Yemen, about 2,300km from Israel

MENAJuly 19, 2024
Thomas Helm
Artwork in Tel Aviv portraying the plight of Israeli hostages in Gaza. Reuters
Protests intensify in Israel as desperation mounts for hostage deal

Government under pressure to reach Gaza ceasefire agreement in recently renewed talks with Hamas

MENAJuly 15, 2024
Thomas Helm
Palestinian human rights activist Issa Amro walks through an Israeli chekpoint in Hebron. AFP
Palestinians despair as settlers celebrate 'miracle' West Bank expansion

Stark divisions in Hebron after Israeli government approves new settlements across occupied territory

MENAJuly 09, 2024
Thomas Helm
Protesters hold placards which read 'Do not sacrifice French Jews' as they gather to condemn the alleged antisemitic gang rape of a 12 year-old girl in France in June. AFP
French-Israelis call on Jews to flee France and join them

Divisions kicked up by snap French elections have led many French Jews feeling like life in Europe's largest Jewish community is intolerable

MENAJuly 07, 2024
Thomas Helm
Tensions are soaring in the West Bank, stoking fears the region might become a second front in the Gaza war. AFP
Fears of West Bank annexation after massive Israeli land seizure

NGO warns biggest land grab in territory in 30 years blocks efforts towards peace with Palestinians

MENAJuly 04, 2024
Thomas Helm
The attack took place in a mall in Karmiel, northern Israel. AP
One person killed and another wounded in northern Israel attack

Police are treating the incident as terror related and have not ruled out the possibility that more attackers are in the area

MENAJuly 03, 2024
Thomas Helm
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